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Grant was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 January, 1881, vice [[John Edmund Commerell|Commerell]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24927/pages/340 no. 24927. p. 340.] 25 January, 1881.</ref> | Grant was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 January, 1881, vice [[John Edmund Commerell|Commerell]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24927/pages/340 no. 24927. p. 340.] 25 January, 1881.</ref> | ||
| − | Grant was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]] on 11 July, 1885.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 13 July, 1885. Issue '''31497''', col C, pg. 6.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 6 January, 1888, Hardinge.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25774/pages/242 no. 25774. p. 242.] 6 January, 1888.</ref> | + | Grant was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]] on 11 July, 1885.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 13 July, 1885. Issue '''31497''', col C, pg. 6.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 6 January, 1888, vice Hardinge.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25774/pages/242 no. 25774. p. 242.] 6 January, 1888.</ref> |
He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 August, 1892, vice [[William Henry Whyte|Whyte]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26316/pages/4595 no. 26316. p. 4595.] 12 August, 1892.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 August, 1892, vice [[William Henry Whyte|Whyte]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26316/pages/4595 no. 26316. p. 4595.] 12 August, 1892.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:31, 31 July 2011
Admiral Henry Duncan Grant, C.B., Royal Navy (12 October, 1834 – 9 November, 1896) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Grant was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 January, 1881, vice Commerell.[1]
Grant was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard on 11 July, 1885.[2] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 6 January, 1888, vice Hardinge.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 August, 1892, vice Whyte.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 24927. p. 340. 25 January, 1881.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 July, 1885. Issue 31497, col C, pg. 6.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25774. p. 242. 6 January, 1888.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26316. p. 4595. 12 August, 1892.
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/16.
